Final Copy - Historical Fiction Due
Unit 15 Vocabulary Due
Tuesday
Unit 15 Vocabulary Test
Wednesday - Friday
Research and prepare for debate.
Week of April 13th
Monday
Historical Fiction Short Story Due
Introduce Unit 15 Vocabulary - Due April 20th
Tuesday - Wednesday
Historical Fiction Peer Review
Thursday - Friday
Historical Fiction Workshop - Final Draft Due Monday, April 20th.
Week of April 6th
Monday
No School - Easter Break
Tuesday - Friday
Students will be completing a project on historical fiction. They will research and complete a graphic organizer on an existing short story. Then they will write their own four page historical fiction piece.
Week of March 30th
Monday
Vocabulary, Unit Fourteen Due
Tuesday - Wednesday
Finish How To Speeches
Thursday
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Test
Friday
No School - Easter Break
Week of March 23rd
Monday
Workshop How To Speech
Tuesday
Introduce Unit Fourteen Vocabulary
Wednesday - Friday
How To Speeches
Week of March 16th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Due
Complete any Impromptu Speeches
Wednesday
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Test
Thursday
Introduction to How To Speech
Friday
Reading Day
Week of March 9th
Monday
To be or not to be essay due
Introduce Unit 13 Vocabulary
Tuesday- Wednesday
Introduction to Speech
Impromptu Speeches
Thursday
Review AR
Reading Day
Friday
No School
Week of March 2nd
Monday - Friday
On Monday, essay on film Hamlet is due.
This week, students will study and interpret the meaning of Hamlet's To Be or Not To Be soliloquy. Students will write work with groups, review unknown words, watch different film adaptations and write an essay.
Week of February 23rd
Monday - Friday
Continue watching Hamlet.
Week of February 16th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Unit Twelve Vocabulary
Wednesday
Novel Essay Due
Introduction to Hamlet.
Thursday - Friday
Watch Mel Gibson's Hamlet and complete handout on elements of drama.
Week of February 9th
Monday - Tuesday
Workshop Novel Essay
Wednesday
Vocabulary Unit Twelve Due
Thursday
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Test
Friday
No School
Week of February 2nd
Monday
Novel Essay Draft Due by the end of the day.
Tuesday
Introduce Unit 12 vocabulary.
Wednesday - Friday
Students will peer review, revise and edit Novel Essay - due February 17th.
Week of January 26th
Monday - Friday
Students will workshop novel argument.
Ten page rough draft due by class on Monday, February 2nd.
Week of January 19th
Monday - Friday
Students will workshop novel argument.
Introduction due on Tuesday.
Five pages of writing due on Friday.
Week of January 12th
Monday - Friday
Students will research and prewrite for their novel argument.
One citation and research due on Monday.
Three citations and research due on Wednesday.
All six citations and research due on Friday.
Week of January 5th
Monday Review requirements for midterm and Novel Argument.
Tuesday
Workshop midterm and Novel Argument.
Wednesday - Friday
Midterm Due on Wednesday
Research at the library.
Week of December 22nd
Monday
Argumentative essay on a poem due.
Introduction to Mid Term Essay.
Review requirements for Novel Essay.
Tuesday
Workshop Mid Term and Novel Essay.
Wednesday - Friday
Happy Holidays!
Week of December 15th
Monday - Tuesday
Peer Review and Workshop Poetry Argument
Wednesday
Unit eleven vocabulary due.
Thursday
Vocabulary test on Unit Eleven.
Friday
Peer Review and Workshop Poetry Argument Week of December 8th
Monday - Tuesday
Workshop poetry argument.
Wednesday
Introduction to Unit Eleven Vocabulary - Due Thursday, December 18th.
Thursday - Friday
Peer Review
Week of December 2nd
Monday
No School
Tuesday - Friday
Students will begin researching and analyzing a poem of their choice. They will workshop their rough draft.
Week of November 24th
Monday-Wednesday
On Monday, the rhetorical analysis of An Inconvenient Truth is due.
During this week, students will be introduced to their argumentative poetry essay. They should begin research the poem they choose.
Week of November 17th
Monday - Wednesday
Students will peer review rhetorical analysis and workshop final draft. Paper due on Monday, November 24th.
Thursday
Unit Ten Vocabulary Due
Friday
Unit Ten Vocabulary Test
Week of November 10th
Monday No school - Parent/Teacher conferences
Tuesday
Introduction to Unit Ten Vocabulary
Wednesday
Reading Day
Thursday
Peer Review
Friday
Field Trip
Week of November 3rd
Monday - Wednesday
Students will continue viewing and note-taking of An Inconvenient Truth
Thursday - Friday
Students will have workshop time for their rough draft of a rhetorical analysis of An Invonvenient Truth. Draft due Tuesday, November 11th.
Week of October 27th
Monday
Unit Nine Vocabulary Due
Tuesday
Unit Nine Vocabulary Quiz
Wednesday - Friday
Watch An InconvenientTruth. Students will complete a rhetorical analysis of the documentary. As they watch, they will take notes for their rhetorical analysis.
Week of October 20th
Monday-Friday
During the week, students will be planning, drafting, revising, reviewing and editing a rhetorical analysis of a television commercial. The rough draft is due on Wednesday and the final draft will be due the following week.
Week of October 13th
Monday
Teacher In Service
Tuesday
Rhetorical Analysis of Commercial Presentation
Wednesday
Assign Commercial Rhetorical Analysis
Thursday
Unit 9 Vocabulary
Friday
Reading Day Week of October 6th
Monday
Final Draft of Persuasive Essay due.
Introduction to Rhetoric and Style.
Tuesday
Continue introduction to Rhetoric and Style.
Wednesday - Friday
Introduction to rhetorical analysis. Students will analyze and present that analysis of a television commercial.
Week of September 29th
Monday
Typed Draft of persuasive essay due. Reading Day.
Tuesday - Wednesday
Peer Review and persuasive essay workshop.
Persuasive essay final copy due Monday.
Thursday
Introduction to Unit 9 Vocabulary Words.
Friday
Introduction to Rhetorical Essays.
Week of September 22nd
Monday
Narrative Essay Due
Vocabulary, Unit 8 Due
In class, we will review the vocabulary. There will be a vocabulary quiz on Wednesday.
Tuesday
Review introduction to Argument.
Students will read and respond to "What is a Crime?" on page 447, "A Crime of Compassion" on page 343.
Introduce Graphic Organize for persuasive essay.
Wednesday
Vocabulary Quiz.
Thursday - Friday
Review readings and Graphic Organizer..
Week of September 15th
Monday
Typed Narrative Draft due.
Students will be introduced to Unit 8 Vocabulary - Due, Monday, September 22nd.
Tuesday - Wednesday
Peer review of Narrative Essay. Publishable Draft due on Monday, September 22nd.
Thursday
Introduction to Persuasive Writing.
Students will read and respond to "What is a Crime?" on page 447.
Friday
Review "What is a Crime?"
Week of September 8th
Monday
Review Narrative writing.
We will review the expectations for our Reading Journal and students will read "What's in a Name" on page 376 and "Momma, the Dentist and Me" on page 386. Students will respond to the questions and the end.
Tuesday
We will review the selections, introduce Narrative Writing and review the writing process.
Wednesday - Thursday
Students will complete a prewriting activity and a rough draft of a Personal Narrative Writing - typed rough draft due on Monday, September 15th.
Friday
Book Talk
Independent Reading
Week of September 1st
Monday
No School
Tuesday
This I Believe essays due - students will begin sharing them with the class.
Wednesday
Students will continue sharing essays with the class.
Thursday
We will review the expectations for our Reading Journal and students will read "What's in a Name" on page 376 and "Momma, the Dentist and Me" on page 386. Students will respond to the questions and the end.
Friday
We will review the selections, introduce Narrative Writing and review the writing process.
Week of August 25th
Monday
Introduction to class - students will bring home a syllabus and information for Remind.
Tuesday
Information about "This I Believe" essay. More information can be found here - www.thisibelieve.org.
Introduction to the Writing Process.
Prewriting activity for "This I Believe" essay.
Wednesday
Drafting "This I Believe" essay - due Thursday.
Thursday
Peer Review - "This I Believe" essay.
Final draft (typed hard copy and video) due September 2nd.
Monday
No School - Memorial Day
Tuesday - Friday
Watch and discuss The Crucible.
Week of May 11th
Monday - Tuesday
Workshop final reflective essay and presentation
Wednesday - Friday
Final reflection share.
Week of May 4th
Monday
Final preparation for debate.
Tuesday - Thursday
Students will present debates.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of April 27th
Monday - Thursday
Research and prepare for debate.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of April 20th
Monday
Final Copy - Historical Fiction Due
Unit 15 Vocabulary Due
Tuesday
Unit 15 Vocabulary Test
Wednesday - Friday
Research and prepare for debate.
Week of April 13th
Monday
Historical Fiction Short Story Due
Introduce Unit 15 Vocabulary - Due April 20th
Tuesday - Wednesday
Historical Fiction Peer Review
Thursday - Friday
Historical Fiction Workshop - Final Draft Due Monday, April 20th.
Week of April 6th
Monday
No School - Easter Break
Tuesday - Friday
Students will be completing a project on historical fiction. They will research and complete a graphic organizer on an existing short story. Then they will write their own four page historical fiction piece.
Week of March 30th
Monday
Vocabulary, Unit Fourteen Due
Tuesday - Wednesday
Finish How To Speeches
Thursday
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Test
Friday
No School - Easter Break
Week of March 23rd
Monday
Workshop How To Speech
Tuesday
Introduce Unit Fourteen Vocabulary
Wednesday - Friday
How To Speeches
Week of March 16th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Due
Complete any Impromptu Speeches
Wednesday
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Test
Thursday
Introduction to How To Speech
Friday
Reading Day
Week of March 9th
Monday
To be or not to be essay due
Introduce Unit 13 Vocabulary
Tuesday- Wednesday
Introduction to Speech
Impromptu Speeches
Thursday
Review AR
Reading Day
Friday
No School
Week of March 2nd
Monday - Friday
On Monday, essay on film Hamlet is due.
This week, students will study and interpret the meaning of Hamlet's To Be or Not To Be soliloquy. Students will write work with groups, review unknown words, watch different film adaptations and write an essay.
Week of February 23rd
Monday - Friday
Continue watching Hamlet.
Week of February 16th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Unit Twelve Vocabulary
Wednesday
Novel Essay Due
Introduction to Hamlet.
Thursday - Friday
Watch Mel Gibson's Hamlet and complete handout on elements of drama.
Week of February 9th
Monday - Tuesday
Workshop Novel Essay
Wednesday
Vocabulary Unit Twelve Due
Thursday
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Test
Friday
No School
Week of February 2nd
Monday
Novel Essay Draft Due by the end of the day.
Tuesday
Introduce Unit 12 vocabulary.
Wednesday - Friday
Students will peer review, revise and edit Novel Essay - due February 17th.
Week of January 26th
Monday - Friday
Students will workshop novel argument.
Ten page rough draft due by class on Monday, February 2nd.
Week of January 19th
Monday - Friday
Students will workshop novel argument.
Introduction due on Tuesday.
Five pages of writing due on Friday.
Week of January 12th
Monday - Friday
Students will research and prewrite for their novel argument.
One citation and research due on Monday.
Three citations and research due on Wednesday.
All six citations and research due on Friday.
Week of January 5th
Monday
Review requirements for midterm and Novel Argument.
Tuesday
Workshop midterm and Novel Argument.
Wednesday - Friday
Midterm Due on Wednesday
Research at the library.
Week of December 22nd
Monday
Argumentative essay on a poem due.
Introduction to Mid Term Essay.
Review requirements for Novel Essay.
Tuesday
Workshop Mid Term and Novel Essay.
Wednesday - Friday
Happy Holidays!
Week of December 15th
Monday - Tuesday
Peer Review and Workshop Poetry Argument
Wednesday
Unit eleven vocabulary due.
Thursday
Vocabulary test on Unit Eleven.
Friday
Peer Review and Workshop Poetry Argument
Week of December 8th
Monday - Tuesday
Workshop poetry argument.
Wednesday
Introduction to Unit Eleven Vocabulary - Due Thursday, December 18th.
Thursday - Friday
Peer Review
Week of December 2nd
Monday
No School
Tuesday - Friday
Students will begin researching and analyzing a poem of their choice. They will workshop their rough draft.
Week of November 24th
Monday-Wednesday
On Monday, the rhetorical analysis of An Inconvenient Truth is due.
During this week, students will be introduced to their argumentative poetry essay. They should begin research the poem they choose.
Week of November 17th
Monday - Wednesday
Students will peer review rhetorical analysis and workshop final draft. Paper due on Monday, November 24th.
Thursday
Unit Ten Vocabulary Due
Friday
Unit Ten Vocabulary Test
Week of November 10th
Monday
No school - Parent/Teacher conferences
Tuesday
Introduction to Unit Ten Vocabulary
Wednesday
Reading Day
Thursday
Peer Review
Friday
Field Trip
Week of November 3rd
Monday - Wednesday
Students will continue viewing and note-taking of An Inconvenient Truth
Thursday - Friday
Students will have workshop time for their rough draft of a rhetorical analysis of An Invonvenient Truth. Draft due Tuesday, November 11th.
Week of October 27th
Monday
Unit Nine Vocabulary Due
Tuesday
Unit Nine Vocabulary Quiz
Wednesday - Friday
Watch An Inconvenient Truth. Students will complete a rhetorical analysis of the documentary. As they watch, they will take notes for their rhetorical analysis.
Week of October 20th
Monday-Friday
During the week, students will be planning, drafting, revising, reviewing and editing a rhetorical analysis of a television commercial. The rough draft is due on Wednesday and the final draft will be due the following week.
Week of October 13th
Monday
Teacher In Service
Tuesday
Rhetorical Analysis of Commercial Presentation
Wednesday
Assign Commercial Rhetorical Analysis
Thursday
Unit 9 Vocabulary
Friday
Reading Day
Week of October 6th
Monday
Final Draft of Persuasive Essay due.
Introduction to Rhetoric and Style.
Tuesday
Continue introduction to Rhetoric and Style.
Wednesday - Friday
Introduction to rhetorical analysis. Students will analyze and present that analysis of a television commercial.
Week of September 29th
Monday
Typed Draft of persuasive essay due. Reading Day.
Tuesday - Wednesday
Peer Review and persuasive essay workshop.
Persuasive essay final copy due Monday.
Thursday
Introduction to Unit 9 Vocabulary Words.
Friday
Introduction to Rhetorical Essays.
Week of September 22nd
Monday
Narrative Essay Due
Vocabulary, Unit 8 Due
In class, we will review the vocabulary. There will be a vocabulary quiz on Wednesday.
Tuesday
Review introduction to Argument.
Students will read and respond to "What is a Crime?" on page 447, "A Crime of Compassion" on page 343.
Introduce Graphic Organize for persuasive essay.
Wednesday
Vocabulary Quiz.
Thursday - Friday
Review readings and Graphic Organizer..
Week of September 15th
Monday
Typed Narrative Draft due.
Students will be introduced to Unit 8 Vocabulary - Due, Monday, September 22nd.
Tuesday - Wednesday
Peer review of Narrative Essay. Publishable Draft due on Monday, September 22nd.
Thursday
Introduction to Persuasive Writing.
Students will read and respond to "What is a Crime?" on page 447.
Friday
Review "What is a Crime?"
Week of September 8th
Monday
Review Narrative writing.
We will review the expectations for our Reading Journal and students will read "What's in a Name" on page 376 and "Momma, the Dentist and Me" on page 386. Students will respond to the questions and the end.
Tuesday
We will review the selections, introduce Narrative Writing and review the writing process.
Wednesday - Thursday
Students will complete a prewriting activity and a rough draft of a Personal Narrative Writing - typed rough draft due on Monday, September 15th.
Friday
Book Talk
Independent Reading
Week of September 1st
Monday
No School
Tuesday
This I Believe essays due - students will begin sharing them with the class.
Wednesday
Students will continue sharing essays with the class.
Thursday
We will review the expectations for our Reading Journal and students will read "What's in a Name" on page 376 and "Momma, the Dentist and Me" on page 386. Students will respond to the questions and the end.
Friday
We will review the selections, introduce Narrative Writing and review the writing process.
Week of August 25th
Monday
Introduction to class - students will bring home a syllabus and information for Remind.
Tuesday
Information about "This I Believe" essay. More information can be found here - www.thisibelieve.org.
Introduction to the Writing Process.
Prewriting activity for "This I Believe" essay.
Wednesday
Drafting "This I Believe" essay - due Thursday.
Thursday
Peer Review - "This I Believe" essay.
Final draft (typed hard copy and video) due September 2nd.
Friday
AR book approval
Book Talk
Independent Reading